title: A project to reengineer discharges reduces 30-day readmission rates.
abstract: A Texas hospital achieves improvement in its readmission rate by implementing Project RED.
authors.affiliation: TMF Health Quality Institute, Austin, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Markley
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Andow
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sabharwal
authors.forename: Ziyin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Emilie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fennell
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dusek
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013781:Texas; D014481:United States